Nina Kraviz Has Been Dropped By Her Distributor Over Alleged 'Pro-Putin' Views

Nina Kraviz and her трип record label have been dropped by distributor Clone Distributor over the artist's response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. 

Founder of the distribution company Serge Verschuur took to the company's blog to discuss the decision of dropping the Russian DJ and producer, stating, "For the past few weeks we’ve been receiving inquiries on a daily basis, asking why Clone Distribution has ended its collaboration with Trip Recordings and Nina Kraviz."

"In the past, even after the annexation of the Crimea, Nina Kraviz has put forward several outings which can be taken as pro-Putin. Moreover she has clearly been flirting with CCCP/USSR-sentiments on several occasions, while the USSR was a regime that has stood for the oppression of minorities, has marginalised the LGBTQ+ communities, a regime which murdered millions of people!

"On Nina’s latest, upcoming compilation-album “All His Decisions” also a number of signs of USSR-flattery are to be found. This is raising questions that, in the light of the current Russian aggression, cannot be ignored.

"As many people noticed Nina Kraviz has gone quiet on social media once the war in the Ukraine started. Of course it is her right to keep quiet as she chooses, but as a business partner we want to know what’s going on and what standpoint we should expect her to take on the situation.

The statement continues, "Other Russian artists, many unlike Nina living in Russia, have spoken out in the first days of the war, and some even now.

"It is a disappointment therefore that she, publicly or privately, hasn’t made known that she doesn’t support the Russian violence, or has shown any sign of empathy with the victims thereof."

"While many festivals and clubs conveniently accept her right to remain silent, we in our opinion have all the reasons to end the collaboration, even if she would distance herself from past USSR flattery in a near future and even if she would take distance from her Pro-Putin outings at some point."

This is not the first time Nina Kraviz has been at the face of controversy, happily sporting cornrows in October of 2019. Kraviz was quickly called out for cultural appropriation, before retaliating commenting, "I can wear whatever I want! Thank you."

The conversations resurfaced the controversial naming of her 2011 breakthrough track Ghetto Kraviz. She stated that "This is racism and should not be tolerated. Plus Polish Jews would be very surprised to discover that [the] word 'ghetto' exclusively belongs to African-American culture..."

She also pointed out that it was unlikely her techno music was inspired and would reach the USA, where the genre was created by African American people.